Nursing Student Handbook

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Nursing Student Handbook:
Undergraduate/Pre-Licensure
2018-2019
COLLEGE OF NURSING
8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Dear Nursing Student:

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Undergraduate/Pre-Licensure Registered Nursing
program at California Baptist University. The nursing program at California Baptist University
(CBU) is taught from a biblical worldview, designed to integrate a wide range of knowledge
from various sciences, cultures, and societies.
It is our intention that the undergraduate/pre-licensure program will provide the best
possible academic foundation for you. You will learn more about the ‘art’ of nursing, how it is
more about ‘being’ and less about ‘doing’, and our obligation to treat each person with dignity,
reverence, honor, and respect (Parse, 2014). As a result of your studies, we expect that you will
begin the process of integrating the theoretical concepts and practical skills necessary to become
a competent, successful, ethical and productive nurse who demonstrates a readiness for
leadership and graduate study in nursing.
Included in the Undergraduate/Prelicensure Nursing Student Handbook are information
about our core foundations, admissions, academic standards and grading policies, student
responsibilities, learning resources, and clinical affiliations. This handbook is a supplement to
the CBU University Student Handbook. Please review these handbooks as they can answer
many of the academic questions you may have.
Thank you for choosing CBU to pursue your nursing education. Many blessings to you as
you begin this journey and prepare to engage with others in a meaningful way. For I know the
plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future
and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11).
We wish you well as you begin this course of study with us. If you have any questions or
concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of our core nursing faculty.

Juliann Perdue, DNP, RN, FNP, CHAIS
Undergraduate Department Chair, College of Nursing
California Baptist University
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF NURSING, Pre-Licensure Program
RECEIPT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PRE-LICENSURE STUDENT
HANDBOOK, CBU STUDENT HANDBOOK & CALENDAR, AND AGREEMENT TO
ARBITRATE

I the undersigned acknowledge that the California Baptist University (CBU) College of Nursing
has made it known that the most current CBU Pre-Licensure Student Handbook is available on
the website at http://www.calbaptist.edu/ under Schools & Colleges, College of Nursing, Forms,
Scholarships, & Handbooks, Pre-Licensure Handbook.

This together with the CBU Student Handbook & Calendar, also available on-line, contains
policies and procedures applicable to myself as relates to my attendance and progress at
California Baptist University. To the extent, if at all, there is any inconsistency between these
two Handbooks, I understand the CBU Student Handbook & Calendar is to control. I also
understand that it is my responsibility to keep apprised of changes in policies related to students
that occur during my progression through the program.

I further understand that as a condition of my becoming a student at the University and continued
status as a student, I agree to submit any complaints or disputes through the grievance procedure
set forth in the Handbooks. However, to the extent that any such matter cannot be resolved by
way of the internal grievance procedure set forth at the University, I agree to abide by and accept
the final decision of the arbitrator with respect to any and all events that relate to or arise out of
my status as being a student, as set forth in the University’s Handbooks. I further understand
that arbitration represents an alternative to a jury trial and this constitutes a waiver of my right to
a jury trial.
PRINT NAME: ______________________________________________
SIGNATURE: _______________________________________________
DATE: _____________________________________________________
After signing, return to the College of Nursing for placement in the student’s file.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Core Foundations
1.1: Mission
1.2: Philosophy
1.3: Conceptual Framework
1.4: Purpose
1.5: Program Objectives & Outcomes BSN
1.6: Program Objectives & Outcomes ELMSN
1.7: Program Objectives & Outcomes RN-BSN
1.8: AACN Baccalaureate Essentials

Section 2: Admissions
2.1: Admission Requirements BSN
2.2: Admission Requirements ELMSN
2.3: Transfer & Challenge
2.4: LVN-BSN Transfer
2.5: LVN Thirty Unit Option
2.6: RN to BSN Admission Requirements
2.7: Granting Credit for Previous Military Education and Experience
2.8: Sample Course Progression

Section 3: Policies- Academic Standards
3.1: Grade Point Average & Grading Scale
3.2: Withdrawal, Repeating Courses, Dismissal from Program
3.3: Academic Integrity and Honor Code
3.4: Grading Policies for Pre-Licensure
3.5: Clinical Evaluation of Students
3.6: Below Satisfactory Performance & Contact for Success
3.7: Student Grievances
3.8: Sexual Harassment &/or Discrimination

Section 4: Policies: Student Responsibilities
4.1: Student Professional Behavior
4.2: Clinical Attire & Dress Code
4.3: Communication Guidelines
4.4: Social Media Policy
4.5: ATI Process & Protocol

Section 5: Policies: Learning Resource Center
5.1: Learning Resource Center Lab Guidelines
5.2: Simulation Learning Environment

Section 6: Policies: Clinical Affiliations
6.1: Background Check
6.2: Health Status & Clinical Clearance
6.3: Student Incident, Injury, or Unexplained Illness
6.4: Pregnancy
6.5: Physical Activity Restriction
6.6: Medication Errors & Unusual Occurrence
6.7: Latex Allergy

FORMS:
Contract for Success
Organizational Chart
Student Incident/Injury/Unexplained Illness Report
Unusual Occurrence/Medication Error Report
Writing Assignment Evaluation
COLLEGE OF NURSING FACULTY & STAFF

FACULTY Marion Dunkerley Geneva G. Oaks Jeri Whitfield
Ed.D, RN PhD, RN, FNP-BC MDiv, RN
Melissa Anozie Assistant Professor Professor Assistant Professor
MSN, RN, PCCN [phone] Lambeth 119 [phone] Lambeth 5 [phone] Annex 165
Assistant Professor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
[phone] Annex 164
[email protected] Jan Flournoy Vina Ocampo
MSN, RN MSN, RN, PHN STAFF
Deborah Bobst Assistant Professor Dir. of Clinical Affiliations/
DNP, RN [phone] Lambeth 208 Health Records Analyst/ Laura Bonne
Assistant Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor Clinical Affiliations Assistant
[phone] Annex 272 [phone] Annex 155 (951)-552-8426 Annex 152
[email protected] Jeff Gage [email protected]
PhD, RN, MPH Beth-Jayne Carranza
Karen Bradley Professor Juliann Perdue Graduate Admin. Assistant
DNP, RN, PNP-BC, NEA-BC [phone] Annex 286 DNP, RN, FNP, CHAIS [phone] Annex 262
Dean/Professor [email protected] Department Chair
[phone] Annex 255B Undergraduate/Professor Katie Chinnock
[email protected] Teresa Hamilton [phone] Annex 264 Receptionist
PhD, RN [email protected] 951-343-4469 Annex 261
Lisa Bursch NCLEX Specialist/Assistant
DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC Professor Anthony Phillips Austin Hulen
DNP Director/Nurse Led Clinic [phone] Annex 162 MSN, RN Tech Coordinator
Manager/Associate Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor [phone] Annex 287
[phone] Annex 275 [phone] Annex 242
[email protected] Dayna Herrera [email protected] Marilla Keck
DNP, RN, MSNed, PHN Program Specialist
Virginia Cadenhead Department Chair LRC/IPE/ Pennee Robertson [phone] Lambeth 7
MSN, RN, CNM Associate Professor DNP, RN, CCRN
Assistant Professor [phone] Annex 243 Assistant Professor Ian Liardon
[phone] Lambeth 4 [email protected] [phone] Lambeth 204 Admissions Coordinator/Data
[email protected] [email protected] Technician
Dinah Herrick [phone] Lambeth 8
Deborah Carter MSN, RN Jasmine Schmidt
Ed.D, RN Assistant Professor MSN, RN Sarah Millikan
Assistant Professor (951) 343- 4516 Lambeth 205 Assistant Professor Nursing Student Services
[phone] Annex 249 [email protected] [phone] Annex 244 Coordinator
[email protected] [email protected] [phone] Lambeth
Susan Jetton
Sabrina Chang DNP, RN Lorraine Shields Beth Morabito
MSN, RN, FNP-C, APRN Associate Professor DNP, APRN, CNS, NNP-BC Administrative Assistant
Assistant Professor [phone] Lambeth 120 Assistant Professor [phone] Annex 264A
[phone] Annex 281 [email protected] [phone] Lambeth 118
[email protected] [email protected] Sarah Pearce
Amanda Madrid Assistant Director of LRC
Angela Coes MSN, RN, PHN Terri Thompson [phone] Annex 271
MSN, RN, CPN Assistant Professor DNP, RN, IBCLC
Assistant Professor [phone] Annex 166 BSN Program Director/ Daniel Rodriguez
[phone] Lambeth 207 [email protected] Assistant Professor Simulation Technician
[email protected] [phone] Lambeth 121 [phone] Lambeth 111
Nia Martin [email protected]
Debra Coleman MSN, RN Jeannette Russell
PhD, RN Assistant Professor Stacey Toro Administrative Manager
Assistant Professor [phone] Annex 245 DNP, RN, MBA, GDN [phone] Annex 255A
[phone] Lambeth 202 [email protected] Disaster Training Nursing
[email protected] Coordinator/Assistant Professor Ashley Sonke
Meg Matthews [phone] Lambeth 3 Nursing Student Services
Christy Cotner MSN, RN [email protected] Coordinator
DNP, RN, FNP Assistant Professor [phone] Lambeth 10
NP Director/Assistant Professor [phone] Lambeth 206 Nidia Torres
[phone] Annex 283 [email protected] MSN, RN, FNP
[email protected] Grad Clinical Coordinator/
Rebecca Meyer Assistant Professor
Susan Drummond Ph.D, RN [phone] Annex 284
PhD, NP, CNS, CNE Teaching-Learning [email protected]
Professor Director/Associate Professor
[phone] Annex 288 [phone] Annex 274
[email protected] [email protected]
Mission

Effective Date: Revisions/Re-approval:
College of Nursing
2005 2012/2016

Section 1: Sub-Section:
Core Foundations 1.1

Subject: Responsible Department:

Mission Nursing Faculty, UG, Grad

The mission of the California Baptist University College of Nursing is to educate competent,
responsible, caring, and professional nurses prepared from a Biblical worldview to serve locally,
nationally and globally; revering the human dignity of all persons created in the image of God.

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Philosophy

Effective Date: Revisions/Re-approval:

2005 2012/2016

Section 1: Sub-Section:
Core Foundations 1.2

Subject: Responsible Department:

Philosophy Nursing Faculty

The Faculty of the College of Nursing at California Baptist University use Rosemarie Rizzo
Parse’s humanbecoming paradigm as a theoretical basis for nursing with a Biblical worldview
guiding practice.
The Nature of the Individual
The Faculty of the School of Nursing at California Baptist University believes that nursing is a
human science discipline, the practice of which is a performing art. As such, and consistent with
the overall mission and philosophy of California Baptist University, the faculty believes that
nursing is concerned with human freedom, dignity and living quality from the perspective of
persons, families, and communities. Each individual is indivisible, unpredictable, and ever
changing as created in God’s image, and endowed by God with inherent dignity and worth. As
image bearers of God, each individual possesses august presence, a noble bearing. Persons
structure personal meaning, and coauthor living quality, freely choosing ways of becoming and
moving on with hopes and dreams. Individuals, families, and communities are not merely
composed of parts, instead, they are illimitable, that is more than and different from the sum of
parts. Persons possess innate worth and a right to live and die with dignity. Throughout human
life, persons coexist with and interconnect with the universe in community and establish health
priorities based on value priorities. Persons choose from many options emerging with living
experiences in constructing personal reality in giving meaning to universal living experiences.

Health
The term health may be defined from the viewpoints of different perspectives. For example,
health may be defined as a label or diagnosis from a biomedical totality perspective. However, to
the person, the definition of what constitutes health may be very different. What constitutes the
meaning of health in individuals, families, and communities can only be defined from the
perspective of the persons who are living it. Health is dynamic and ever-changing, and in the 21st
century, more persons are defining their own health and making explicit-tacit choices for their
healthcare.

Nursing
The phenomena of concern for nursing is the human-universe-health process; articulated by CBU
CON as “humanuniverse” (Parse, 2014, p.8). Nurses provide leadership to society through a
concern for persons, families, communities, healthcare, and quality of living, and through
participating in community change. Nursing practice focuses on offering attentive presence to
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persons, families, communities in choosing possibilities in their ever-changing health process.
The nurse initiates nurse-person, nurse-family, and nurse-group processes for the purpose of
offering services and to be present with people as they enhance health and quality of life. The
essence or quality of living is the core substance that makes each human life created by God to
be different, and uniquely irreplaceable. The purpose of nursing is to demonstrate fruits of the
Holy Spirit, to respect, support and enhance each person’s quality of life articulated within CBU
SON as living quality. Living quality is the visible-invisible becoming of the emerging now; it is
what the person is living now and goes beyond static notions of quality of life.

Nursing is an ever-changing, scientific discipline with its own growing body of knowledge
which is embedded in nursing theories and frameworks. The faculty values the extant nursing
theoretical frameworks as guides for nursing practice, research, and education. The science of
nursing is supported by natural, behavioral, social sciences, and the humanities. Nurses integrate
knowledge of other disciplines while practicing the art of nursing. The art of nursing requires
critical thinking ability and purposeful planning with persons, families, and communities through
unique processes emanating from theoretical frameworks. Nurses provide services to society as
related to health, well-being and illness. Nurses cooperate with other healthcare providers to
meet this mandate to society which is quality healthcare. The practice of nursing is differing
from and complementary to the practice of medicine.

As one of the major healthcare professions, the faculty believes that nursing is accountable to
God and to society for the provision of quality healthcare services in a broad variety of settings.
Nurses prepared in higher education endeavor to encounter and explore this responsibility
through leadership, collaboration, research utilization, and educational activities to improve
nursing practice in all community settings, influence healthcare policies, and further enhance the
development of nursing science.

Nursing in Society
In a rapidly, ever-changing technological universe, adequate and equitable delivery of nursing
services and healthcare is a critical issue. Through its unique contributions, nursing can and
ought to be a voice advocating for quality of healthcare services for all persons. To participate in
changing healthcare delivery systems, nurses prepared in higher education are exposed to
thinking and discussions regarding ethical issues, issues of healthcare law, issues regarding the
evaluation of the adequacy of healthcare services, as well as participating in community
legislative processes at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Nursing Education
The faculty believes that initial preparation of professional nurses to meet the healthcare needs of
society is best accomplished through learning acquired through baccalaureate nursing education
and beyond. Baccalaureate nursing education provides teaching-learning opportunities that
facilitate knowledge acquisition along with the practice necessary to prepare graduates for
professional practice, leadership and graduate nursing education. Master’s nursing education
broadens theoretical, practice, and research knowledge within an ever-changing healthcare
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